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1 Cooperation Asked In Burning Safety jacKsonville Residents of Jacksonville are asked by city officials to cooperate in burning grass or eliminating other fire hazards before the fire danger season arrives. If anyone has more debris to dispose of than they feel they can burn safely, it can be arranged for the fire department truck and men to standby. Those wanting this serv ice should call James Minnis, Oregon Records Gain In Covered Pay Rolls AUTOMATIC MODEL K Set to sprinkl any if circl from 5 to 50 feet wHh turn of dial Preferred by home owtv ers everywhere. A turn of the dial lets the cor rect spny and watering range for the desired area sutomaticilly. The Rain King Automatic provide! a natural raiiu like shower. '$3,75 MODEL H Perfect for any lawn. Ideal for newly seeded areas. 300 gal lons per br. on 20 lbs. pressure when set or fine py. $7 HOSI NOZZLI Chrome plated, on tarnishable. Ma chined from solid brass. Adjustable for bullet-like stream or fine, misty spray, 9Msily mud quickly MODEL D Each nozzle a prinkler in it self, adjustable for any kind of spray. Ideal for revolving or sta tionary sprin- Uu5a9S Price $1.50 Smbeani HEDGE- TRIMMER Built auU powered to do a tiring iob in a jiffy. A 1 lion instrument in every detail from the high-grade, cutlery-steel cutter bar to the 110 V.AC-DC power plant inside the handle. Price gQ fr s rmmry IN SPECIALISTS WEST 6th STRUT HOMBWARESl fHONl J. 5201 Salem (U.R) Curry, Um atilla and Jefferson counties more than doubled Oregon's 15.3 per cent gain in covered pay rolls last year, but the great est dollar increase came from Multnomah and Lane counties, the State Unemployment Com pensation Commission said Tuesday. Coos county also climbed rap idly, jumping nearly 10 millions to enter the select $50 million group, which includes Douglas and Marion counties in addition to the two leaders. fire department chief, telephone 9-8218. The volunteer firemen will not be available for burning off grass or other materials on private property this year as in the past, the city officers pointed out. However, they will, If necessary, standby where there are possib ilities of a fire spreading. Mrs. Ben Hecht Puts On Blue Bonnet Enjoys F.N.E.! Mrs. Ben Hecht suggests that you put on Blub Bonnet Margarine for F.N.E. -Flavor, Nutrition, Economy! Like the noted novelist and playwright's wife, you will love the delicate, sunny-sweet taste Blues Bonnet adds to any food! You'll appreciate its nourishment, too. No other spread for bread is richer in year-round Vitamin A! And you'll welcome its economy. Two pounds of Blub Bonnet cost less tnan one pound of high-priced spread! So remember the letters . . . F . . . N . . . El AUrVetetable BLUE Bonnet Margarine gives "all three" Flavor! Nutrition! Econom-e-e! Completed tabulations of 18, 000 employers' reports by the commission showed Douglas county ahead of Marion for the first time, but still only about half of second-place Lane coun ty's $104,452,568. Douglas' 1951 total of $54,608,517 is more than 20 times the amount reported in 1938, 1939 or 1940. New lumber and plywood mills in Curry county enabled that southwest corner of the state to gain 66.2 per cent over 1950, reaching $4,306,014 and passing three other counties. Umatilla's expansion was due cent to $30,508,151 was due mainly to dam construction. Both dams and timber helped Lane, Marion and other western Oregon areas. ....Fails To Keep Pace Multnomah county's covered pay rolls last year gained $62, 000,000 over 1950 but failed to keep pace with downstate in creases aggregating nearly $100, 000,000. The metropolitan dist rict's $529,809,317 was about five per cent under all-time rec ords set in 1943 and 1944 when emergency shipg were beins built. Less than 44 per cent of the state's covered jobs now arc in the Portland area, compared with nearly 70 per cent in war time. Only two counties Deschutes and Morrow failed to record gains in' 1951 but eight others increased less than 10 per cent. Sherman and Gilliam still have less than a million dollars sub ject to the unemployment tax. Before the war, when the state's total was about a fifth of last year's, as many as a dozen coun ties remained in the 'hundred thousand group. VFW SPONSORS DANCE Shady Cove A public dance, sponsored by Steelhead post, Vet erans of Foreign Wars, will be held at 9 p.m. Saturday in the Veterans hall here, it was an nounced today by VFW officers. 1 7 f ftw.,,.., "I ,).. -r- s Spokane (U.R) Humane Society Superintendent Norman Finch Tuesday estimated there were 14,500 dogs in the city highest in history. Dead line Sunday Classified, la at noon Saturdays. FISHERMAN'S SPECIAL 9 FOOT TONKIN CANE EXTRA TIP $13.95 FLY ROD $7.45 80 YARD CAPACITY AUTOMATIC $10.50 FLY REELS.. $6.95 $6.00 SINGLE ACTION 60 YARD CAPACITY $3.95 $2.50 & $2.75 NYLON LINES 25 YARD COIL $1.69 PLAN TO TAN SAFELY 79e 79c 90c 79c TARTAN 4oz. JAN SUN OIL ... 6 or. JAN SUN LOTION . 6 oz. SKOL 6'4 0z. SEA & SKI ...$1.35 SKOLEX, for sun allergy 49c FIRST AID SUPPLIES FIRST AID KIT J&J - B&B FIRST AID KITS 69c to $30.00 ADHESIVE TAPE Vi' NEW "CUT QUICK" PACKAGE 35c - 1"... 69c AMERICAN WHITE CROSS Adhesive Bandages, 36's . Adhesive Plaster, Vi"xQ yd. Absorbent Cotton, 1 oz. 25c 45c 14c OUTING JUG HALF GALLON Aluminum Fiberglass Insulated $1.98 VACUUM WARE Economy Pint .... 98c Quart $1.59 $13.95 PICNIC KIT $9.95 PREVENT - CURE POISON OAK Rhus Toxicodendron 225 Pellet 49c CUTTERS Poiionok $1.30 "BROEMMEL" Poison Oak Extract $1.71 Ivy Dry 59e Caladryl .. 7e Cala Cream 59c Sun Glasses $2.69 to $2.98 POLAROID " . 49c OTHER FINE GLASSES to $7.50 CLIP ON GLASSES 79c to $2.50 KODAK BABY BROWNIE 13 $2.75 OTHER KODAKS to $21.95 FILMS FILM DEVELOPING In by 10, Out by 5 AMERICAN FLAGS Memorial Flag Official Size 12"x18" 39c 8"xl2" .....20c ADD FEDERAL EXCISE TAX ON TAXABLE FREE DELIVERY IN ME0FORD MERCHANDISE l'.p.Ii Medford's Original Price Cut tersVcA0TiCa VPFriAiigT&yv o A 2 2874 Wednesday. May it, ltSl MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE couraged to correspond with him and those who care to are send ing him packages. They started their contributions three months ago. Renato was born In Albano the youngest of four children. His father was killed in a bom bardment over the city May 3 1944, and the mother was wounded. She suffered a lacer ated leg which never has healed and she Is unable to work reg ularly. When she does, the moth er works at domestic chores and earns about 45 cents a day. As a war widow she does get $18 month. The eldest son, 21 ,is un employed as there is little work at Albano. A sister, 15, helps with the housework and the two younger children attend school. In Two Rooms The family lives In two small rooms with no hygienic facilities. Sickness, hunger and demoral ization are constantly attacking the little family that wants to have the opportunity of being decent human beings with the chance of looking forward to some sort of future, according to the history furnished by the foster plan. Renato is described as dark complcxioned, tall and thin for his age. He likes school but can not study much because of hunger. He likes outdoor games. Help given to him and his fam ily is a much deserved "lift," the foster plan description said. The General Land Office was established In the treasury de partment in 1812. BROWNIE TARGET 1 CAMERA With 2 Rolls Rim Regular $8.02 5" BROWNIE REFLEX CAMERA Complete with Flash, Film, Dry Cells Regular $1057 $18.06 iJk COLOR FILM FOR ALL CAMERAS Have a Record of Your Memorial Day Trip in Color! WILSON'S CAMERA SHOP 229 EAST MAIN PHONE 2-9036 RENATO ANTONACCI Copco Group's Foster Son Italian Youngster 'Adopted' by Copco Record Department Renato Antonacci, an 11-year- old Italian boy, has been "adopt ed" by the 17 employees of the California-Oregon Power com pany's record department. The "adoption" is financial and not a legal procedure, and was ar ranged through the Foster Par ents' Plan for War Children, 55 West 42nd street, New York City, N. Y. The local group has set up a regular organization with by laws, and has a chairman, Jack D. Wood, and a secretary, Mrs. Maxine Hammond. Each year they will elect new officers. Contribute $15 Monthly Through the plan, they have promised to contribute $15 monthly toward the child's sup port for at least a year. In re turn they have received a photo graph and brief history of the child. In addition, individual members of the group are Vaffl Drive a .and Hamlin Motor Company 121 NORTH BARTLITT ST. CLOSED FRIDAY, DECORATION DAY, MAY 30 Open Daily Till 9 P.M. Sunday 10-8 Green OLIVES 2-0i. Jar Stuffed OLIVES T.-Ox. Jar Marachino CHERRIES 2'4-Oi. C Paper Napkins Paper Plates Paper Cups Paper Table Covers Wax Sandwich Bags Plastic Spoons - Forks NALLEY'S POTATO CHIPS Jumbo Pkg. . ... . 39c PLANTERS Cocktail PEANUTS 8-oz. Tin ....... . 35c HI -HO CRACKERS 1-lb. Pkg. ....... 36c SUNSHINE Hyde Park COOKIES 12-oz. Pkg. ..... 39c SUNSHINE Mint Pillow 12-oz. Pkg. CANDY ..... 33c 3 3 OREGON CHIEF Lb. HAMS 59 LEAN. TENDERIZED M FRANKFURTERS Top grade lb. 49c U.S. INSPECTED CHOICE GRADE POT ROASTS Lb. 69 GOLDEN RIPE BANANAS 33 FINE FOR SLICING TOMATOES .29 2 For 9 LARGE SOLID HEADS LETTUCE c FRESH Roasted PEANUTS lb. .. 39c 3 OPEN WEEK DAYS 9 A.M. TO 7 P.M. (WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9) PRICES FOR ONE WEEK ABOVI rmcit Thursday - Saturday 22NO 24TH 3
